International Business News - TSFG http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Gov. Mark Sanford has asked the U.S. treasury secretary to investigate a South Carolina-based bank he suspects is "gaming the system" in its request for federal bailout money. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/gov-sanford-asks-treasury-to-investigate-sc-bank.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:49:19 EST Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Sept. 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Wachovia Corp. dropped Monday, as questions about the government's proposed bailout lingered, leading an analyst to downgrade the stock to "Hold." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/movers-roundup-wachovia-arthrocare.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:28:45 EDT Shares of South Financial Group Inc. fell Monday as an analyst downgraded the stock to "Hold," due to its recent rally. Investor concern about the effectiveness of the government's proposed bailout plan also weighed on financial stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/south-financial-group-shares-fall-on-downgrade.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:25:28 EDT Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, Sept. 10, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Investors may flock to shares of FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, after the package delivery company boosted its fiscal first-quarter earnings prediction on lower-than-expected fuel costs and tight cost management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/premarket-roundup-fedex-healthways.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:17:47 EDT Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jefferson Harralson on Wednesday downgraded the shares of South Financial Group Inc. to "Market Perform," but said the bank has sufficient capital to weather the current economic environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/ahead-of-the-bell-south-financial-downgraded.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:58:25 EDT Shares of regional banks tumbled Tuesday amid several bank downgrades and as concern over the fate of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. rattled financial stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-post-deep-losses.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:49:04 EDT Shares of South Financial Group Inc. surged Wednesday despite a rating downgrade by a research analyst. The rally came a day after the Southeast regional bank announced that its founder and CEO Mack Whittle will retire by year's end. The Greenville, S.C.-based company said Whittle will continue to sit on the board of directors until his term ends in 2011. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/last-call-south-financial-shares-surge.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:55:15 EDT Spherion Corp. took the biggest gain on the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index, as markets were lifted ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-sfn-lcav.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:28:20 EDT Financial stocks took the biggest losses on the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index at midday Friday amid a stream of bad news from heavyweights within the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-stsa-catt.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:34:50 EDT Investors who want some say in how corporate executives are paid will know the next president supports their cause--but there are differences in how to get there. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/say-on-pay-bills-may-be-more-cudgel-than-reality.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:41:39 EDT Investors who want some say in how corporate executives are paid will know the next president supports their cause--but there are differences in how to get there. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080615/say-on-pay-bills-may-be-more-cudgel-than-reality.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:30:57 EDT